Ohio

The Oak Run solar project developed by Savion would create over 3,000 construction jobs and generate up to $504 million in tax revenue over its lifespan, 60% of which would fund local school districts.

A U.S. research team has developed a cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell through a lift-off method that reportedly ensures higher crystallinity of the cadmium sulfide film. The device has a power conversion efficiency of 12.60%, an open-circuit voltage of 0.829 V, a short-circuit current density of 23.64 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 64.30%.

Also on the rise: Accelerating community solar in underrepresented communities. Soiling – a multibillion-dollar issue for the solar industry. And more.

IMC Solar, a local engineering contractor, will install the watershed preservation district’s solar systems at six or more office locations.

Also on the rise: Waste-to-hydrogen facility to fuel transportation in California. BP to construct 134 MW project in Ohio for Meta. And more.

Arche Solar is the first of BP’s fully-owned solar projects to begin construction, while previous projects were developed by 50:50 joint venture Lightsource BP.

Rust Belt states of the Midwest have estimated production capacity of 30 GW to over 100 GW per year of EV batteries, with California and Ontario adding capacity as well.

In 2022, as supply chain challenges persisted, utility solar projects in development grew in size and energy storage is connected to half of them.

In PJM, AEP is seeking solar and wind PPA proposals from 10 to 15 years, while in Texas it’s seeking solar REP agreements of 12 years or less.

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar is planning 10 GWdc of  new solar module manufacturing capacity in Ohio and Alabama by 2025.